Women’s Day Switzerland
Women’s Right to Vote in Switzerland
February 7, (1971)

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The Federal Assembly — The Swiss Parliament

Women’s suffrage in Switzerland: 100 years of struggle

On 7 February 1971, 53 years after Germany, 52 after Austria, 27 after France and 26 after Italy, Swiss women were granted the right to vote and stand for election. Women’s associations in Switzerland had had to pressure the Federal Council and work tirelessly to obtain a majority vote among the People and the cantons.

THE FIRST DEMANDS
In 1868, the women of Zurich demanded the right to vote when the cantonal constitution was revised – without success. In 1893, the Swiss Federation of Women Workers officially called for women to have the right to vote and stand for election. The Socialist Party (SP) was the first party to support the cause of women, starting in 1904. In 1909, a number of associations for women’s suffrage came together to form the Swiss Association for Women’s Suffrage (ASSF).

In 1918, two motions demanding women’s suffrage were submitted to the National Council. They were forwarded to the Federal Council, which left them, ignored, in a drawer.
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